JACKSONVILLE, FL, January 18, 2017, Beven Livingston, Associate Professor of the University of North Florida, has been recognized by Elite Women Worldwide, for dedication, achievement and leadership in higher education.

Dr. Livingston brings eight years of experience to her role as an associate professor of the University of North Florida. Throughout her career, she has set herself apart as an expert in the areas of neuroscience, biomechanics and kinesiology, gross anatomy, rehabilitation and motor control of the upper extremity. As a woman in a scientific discipline, Dr. Livingston has always had to work twice as hard to prove herself. She was also challenged by earning a Ph.D. while working to support her three children.

Title: Director of the Centre for Executive and Professional Education

Company: University of Windsor

Location: Windsor, ON

As the director of the Centre for Executive and Professional Education at the University of Windsor, Jennie Atkins was inspired by her parents, who are both successful in their careers. Her father is an educator at the university, and her mother’s tenacity and perseverance enabled her to become a nurse. They have always been supportive of her choices and encouraged her to rise to her greatest level of success. She took on the position of director of the academic writing center, which offered a summer English as a second language (ESL) program. Over her tenure at the university, she turned the ESL program into a full-fledged recruitment pathway program for the university which now operates out of two campus sites.

Each day as a special educator of Baltimore County Public Schools, Andrea R. Levine drives from site to site to give special needs children individual educational attention, with each session being an hour long per child. After these sessions, she compiles each child’s progress, using this data to update reports for the parents and her office. To keep her skills sharp, she attends meetings and events while providing individual education for special needs children from ages 3 to 5. She also sits on the IEP team and tests children at the assessment center for the district.

Dayton, OH, United States, October 10, 2016, Katherine Leigh Myers, Assistive Technology Specialist at Wright State University, has been recognized by Elite Women Worldwide, for dedication, achievement and leadership in technology.

Assistive technology is an umbrella term that covers assistive, adaptive and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities. As an assistive technology specialist, Ms. Myers is focused on understanding the needs of disabled and handicapped individuals and working with them to create better systems for their needs. In this position, she relies on her strength to connect with others, especially those who are disabled and their families. Becoming close with the people she works with helps her to more deeply understand their needs.

Always committed to her education, Ms. Myers first received a Bachelor of Science in rehabilitation services. This allowed her to begin working in her field. She continued to earn a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling from Wright State University. In order to stay abreast of industry trends, Ms. Myers keeps up-to-date with changing technology. Technology is a big part of her profession and it is something she feels passionate about. In fact, her passion for technology has been passed on to her son, who is also heavily invested in technology. Continue reading →

Fairfield, AL, United States, September 23, 2016, Donna Hall Mitchell, Ed.D., Founder of Mitchell and Associates, LLC, has been recognized by Elite Women Worldwide, for dedication, achievement and leadership in education management.

Drawing on more than 35 years of expertise in education management, Dr. Hall Mitchell is well-known as a parent and public education advocate. Having dedicated so much of her life to education and education management, she is an exemplary figure in both teaching and reform. Her latest venture has been creating her nonprofit organization, which aims to help children with special needs get through issues in schools and with school districts. In this role, she accompanies families to court and acts as a mediator.

Dr. Hall Mitchell grew up with two parents who were educators. Their work in the field placed a great emphasis on the value of education and ultimately inspired her to set down a similar path. Dr. Hall Mitchell earned a Bachelor of Science in special education with a concentration in mental retardation. She continued to earn a master’s degree in special education and then an Ed.D. in educational leadership. She taught special education for 22 years. She has also worked as a principal. She has been recognized with such awards as the Principal of the Year and the Outstanding Service Award for Bethlehem Baptist Church. She is involved with the Dynamic Women of Courage and Vision and Who’s Who Among American teachers. Continue reading →

Minnetonka, MN, United States, September 19, 2016, Susan Dosen, Director (Retired) at St. Paul Public Schools, has been recognized by Elite Women Worldwide, for dedication, achievement and leadership in education.

Dr. Dosen has many reasons to celebrate her retirement from the education field. Having worked in different schools in administration positions over the course of many years, she has a career marked with accomplishments. She first started her career working in speech, but then moved into early childhood education and then special education. Containing knowledge and experience from inside and outside of the classroom, Dr. Dosen planted herself in administration roles where she could continue developing and helping students in a different way.

Always interested in education, Dr. Dosen first started at St. Catherine’s in St. Paul, MN. From there she obtained a Bachelor of Science and then a master’s degree in speech pathology. She rounded out her formal education with a Ph.D. in educational administration and policies from the University of Minnesota. It has been her mission throughout her career to improve the lives of others, especially those with special needs. Continue reading →

Wayne, NJ, United States, September 16, 2016, Jean Fuller-Stanley, Associate Dean – College of Science and Health at William Patterson University of New Jersey, has been recognized by Elite Women Worldwide, for dedication, achievement and leadership in education.

It was a natural choice for Dr. Fuller-Stanley to go into science as her career, in fact, she believes science chose her. Believing that education can transform individuals, becoming involved in the administrative side of science allows Dr. Fuller-Stanley the opportunity to encourage those impacts both large and small. With more than a decade of experience in her current role, she provides students with the chance to pursue their own passion for science. Prior to joining the faculty of William Paterson University, Dr. Fuller-Stanley was a professor of chemistry at Wellesley College for more than two decades. Continue reading →

Oxford, United Kingdom, September 14, 2016, Margaret Warner, Owner of MAW Education, has been recognized by Elite Women Worldwide, for dedication, achievement and leadership in education.

Ms. Warner has been dedicated to education for more than 25 years, and has held various positions. She has worked as a teacher, headteacher, teacher trainer and school inspector. She started her company, MAW Education, in 1996 and became an OFSTED School Inspector. After 10 years of inspecting schools in the UK, she was invited to running teacher training workshops in Qatar, as well as online training with India and Algeria. Her work has also taken her to Dubai and Abu Dhabi. From her office, Ms. Warner developed MAW Publications, MAW Life Coaching and Skype teacher training sessions. Continue reading →